Metalwork Shop Supervisor / Instructor – Vocational Support Officer

About the role

Join the Department of Justice’s Corrective Services as a Vocational Support Officer delivering engineering and fabrication training within Casuarina and Hakea prison complexes. You will supervise and instruct prisoners in a metalwork shop, helping them gain practical skills for future employment.

Key responsibilities

• Provide on‑the‑job instruction and accredited training in metalwork, mechanical engineering and fabrication.
• Supervise daily shop operations, ensuring safety, quality and compliance with prison regulations.
• Develop and deliver lesson plans, assess learner progress and issue certifications.
• Maintain equipment, tools and workshop inventory.
• Collaborate with prison staff to support prisoners’ rehabilitative pathways.

Required profile

• Australian citizenship or permanent residency.
• Relevant qualification – Certificate III in Engineering (Mechanical or Fabrication) and a Construction Industry White Card.
• Ability to obtain a National Criminal History check and departmental integrity assessment.
• Current Australian C‑class driver’s licence.

Required skills

• Metalwork techniques and equipment operation.
• Mechanical engineering fundamentals.
• Fabrication processes.
• Construction Industry White Card compliance.

What we offer

• Permanent and fixed‑term full‑time positions (VO3 and VO4 levels).
• Salary range $93,016 – $104,904 per annum plus 12 % superannuation.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on prisoner rehabilitation.
• Professional development within the public sector.